Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; scholarships, administration.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-615.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; scholarships; administration; online portal.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; parameters. Prohibits any such institution from passing the cost of any scholarship program established in accordance with the provisions of the Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program to other enrolled students by increasing the rate of tuition or mandatory fees. The bill also requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to (i) establish a work group that consists of a representative of
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 606 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
David A. ReidDan I. HelmerVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 15
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (67-Y 27-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 67, N 27, X 6
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 7
Reported from Education with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 14, X 1, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 8, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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